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Denying People Freedom of Movement Is a Form of Global Apartheid
The Nation
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June 19, 2025
In an aphorism sometimes attributed to Leo Tolstoy, sometimes to John Gardner, all literature relies on one of two plots: A person goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.Let me offer my own version. We might summarize the entire history of...
2025 BET Awards: See All The Winners Of Culture's Biggest Night
iHeart
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Album of the Year $ome $exy $ongs 4 U — Drake & Partynextdoor 11:11 Deluxe — Chris Brown Alligator Bites Never Heal — Doechii Cowboy Carter — Beyoncé Glorious — GloRilla GNX — Kendrick Lamar Hurry Up Tomorrow — The Weeknd We Don’t Trust You —...
Mark Bettle: Educating girls not only about opportunity but empowerment
Telegraph-Journal
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June 9, 2025
In a world that feels increasingly divided, the Piggs Peak Partnership is rooted in a powerful philosophy: Ubuntu – “I am because we are.” It transcends geographic boundaries and political differences, reminding us that we are all neighbours,...
The Countries With The Highest Share Of International Migrants May Surprise You
Zero Hedge
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The number of international migrants worldwide hit 304 million in 2024, a figure that has doubled since 1990. As people relocate across borders for reasons ranging from work opportunities to conflict and displacement, certain countries have become...
Activists protest outside Parliament, demand justice for murdered child, 11
IOL
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At their own expense, a Johannesburg-based women’s rights organisation has travelled to Cape Town to picket outside Parliament in a desperate bid to force the police to take decisive action in the brutal murder case of 11-year-old Jayden-Lee Meek....
S.I. leader fears Trump travel ban will thwart her charity’s mission
SI Live - New York
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June 6, 2025
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Elissa Montanti wakes up every morning with a nagging sense of fear. With President Donald Trump’s travel ban on 12 countries, Montanti is afraid her organization, the Global Medical Relief Fund, will not be able to help all...
ICE Official Reveals Miserable Conditions for U.S. Immigrants at Djibouti Prison
The Intercept
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June 5, 2025
A top Immigration and Customs Enforcement official on Thursday detailed appalling and unsafe conditions faced by a group of deportees, and the government officials guarding them, at a U.S. military base in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti....
Japan to Work Closely with Eswatini on Investment
Nippon
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June 5, 2025
Newsfrom Japan Politics Jun 5, 2025 23:13 (JST) Tokyo, June 5 (Jiji Press)--Japan hopes to work more closely with Eswatini to encourage Japanese companies to make investment and start business in the African country, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba...
King Mswati allegedly told his children not to accept SwaziPharm Director Kareem Ashraff’s money, says “loMndiya utabakhipha labekadla nabo lemali usenkingeni ngalendzaba yemaphilisi”.
Swaziland News
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By Zweli Martin Dlamini MBABANE:King Mswati is alleged to have warned his children during a private meeting, not to accept cash from SwaziPharm Director Kareem Ashraff. Speaking to this Swaziland News, one of the King’s children said, the King...
Education International delegation to defend teachers’ rights at the International Labour Conference
Education International
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May 27, 2025
Trade union rights are human rights published 27 May 2025 updated 27 May 2025 From 2-13 June, an Education International (EI) delegation is attending the 113th session of the International Labour Conference. Fifty teachers and education...
OPINION:Tinkhundla not a democracy but a political system that promotes segregation, human rights violations and rampant corruption under a culture of impunity.
Swaziland News
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By Zweli Martin Dlamini Tinkhundla is not a democratic but as a product of the 1973 Decree that banned political parties, remains an authoritarian political system that promotes segregation among emaSwati, inequality and rampant corruption under a...
Tanzania’s loyalty to EAC questioned amid activists torture concerns
Citizen TV Kenya
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June 5, 2025
Screengrab of Africa Policy Institute CEO Prof Peter Kagwanja speaking during Citizen TV’s JKLive show on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Political commentators and corporate leaders have faulted Tanzania's commitment to the East African Community (EAC)...
Guatemala, Eswatini delegations arrive
Taipei Times
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June 4, 2025
A delegation led by Guatemalan President Bernardo Arevalo arrived in Taiwan yesterday afternoon and is to visit President William Lai (賴清德) today. The delegation arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport at 4:55pm, and was greeted by...
Activists call for democracy in Swaziland, Zimbabwe at Johannesburg Africa Day march
New Zimbabwe
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May 27, 2025
By Kimberly Mutandiro | Ground Up More than one hundred people gathered at Fitzgerald Square in Newtown, Johannesburg, to participate in a solidarity walk for Africa Day. Activists, civil society organisations, trade unions, and immigration...
"Trump caused this!": Eswatini men embrace Zulu culture at Bushfire Festival with traditional dance
Briefly
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June 3, 2025
A group of Eswatini men were spotted learning traditional Zulu dance moves from a black woman instructor at the MTN Bushfire Festival, eagerly embracing the cultural experience The heartwarming scene was shared by content creator @banele_wjlm on 1...
Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Metro
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June 19, 2025
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...
Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini wants eSwatini to manufacture chip products, meets Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) President James Huang in Japan Expo.
Swaziland News
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By Musa Mdluli MBABANE:Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini has expressed eSwatini’s desire to manufacture chip products, Government online platforms reported on Monday. The PM has been speaking during a meeting with Taiwan External Trade...
OPINION:”Kubutseka” not our culture but mere stupidity meant to promote oppression and loyalty to King Mswati
Swaziland News
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By Zweli Martin Dlamini It is important to clarify that, kubutseka is not part of our culture but a mere stupidity designed to blind the people and promote loyalty to King Mswati, an absolute Monarch. As a result, you find a young or old man with...
REVEALED:Foreign qualified engineers to be employed for construction of Taiwan R5.2billion Strategic Oil Reserve, SNAT says eSwatini collapsed education system turning ordinary emaSwati into mere general labourers.
Swaziland News
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By Zweli Martin Dlamini MBABANE:The R5.2billion Strategic Oil Reserve Project approved by Parliament last week will result to the employment of foreign nationals who are qualified engineers amid scarcity of engineering skills in eSwatini due to...
Government introduces immigration laws exempting some travelers from acquiring eTAs
The Standard
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CS Kipchumba Murkomen during the signing of Bilateral Air Services Agreement with Somalia Counterpart Fardowsa Osman Egal at TransCom office in Nairobi on August 9, 2023. [Boniface Okendo, Standard] The Government has introduced new immigration...